many states delayed their plans to see if president obama would be re-elected. he was. >>> and the u.s. supreme court will hear a challenge to the landmark law that protects against racial discrimination at the polls. the voting rights act requires all or parts of 16 states with a history of discrimination in voting to get federal approval before changing the way they hold elections. the high court considered but did not rule on the same issue three years ago. >>> finally, good karma, if you believe in karma, for a chicago man who helped clean up after hurricane sandy. john turner and the staff at his water removal business came to new jersey. they traveled there to clean flooded homes. after a hard day of work, he bought a lottery scratchoff ticket. he won 100,000 bucks. not surprisingly, he plans to donate some of that money. rewarded by karma. >> good for him. >> ron claiborne, i hope you have good karma, as well. >>> let's get it to ginger zee and the weather. big storm in the western part of the country. >> that's right. skiers are rejoicing. it did turn in